Joules Visual Merchandiser - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract in Market Harborough

Step into the role of Visual Merchandiser here at Joules Head Office within our friendly and creative Visual Merchandising Team, which is part of the Marketing department. This role is an opportunity for a visual storyteller to lead on the end to end journey of our wholesale and trade show presence, ensuring every display captures Joules. You will ensure our brand looks its best wherever our customers find us. It is a busy, varied role that celebrates the small stuff, perfect for someone who loves to mix commercial savvy with a genuine eye for beautiful, functional design.

Working Pattern: This is a field-based role with a split focus between our stores and our purpose-built Head Office, ‘The Barn’, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. You will spend a significant portion of your time out in the field at our retail locations, as well as setting up and attending trade shows. The typical hours are 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, however due to the nature of the role and scheduled events throughout the year, a high degree of flexibility is required to meet the needs of the business.

Our Location: Market Harborough in Leicestershire, is where Joules began in 1989. This market town is home to the brand’s Head Office and is full of independent shops, bars and restaurants. It also benefits from good transport links to London, making it easily accessible for visitors and commuters alike.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the end to end process for our wholesale showrooms and trade shows, ensuring our range feels fresh and effortless at every turn.
• Plan and deliver seasonal showroom campaigns and trade show setups, maintaining an impeccable standard that delights our partners.
• Work closely with the creative and marketing teams to ensure all POS, photography, and featured products are perfectly in sync with the showroom layout.
• Attend range handovers to truly understand our seasonal collections, allowing you to support future setups with authentic insight.
• Take responsibility for showroom and trade show plans, liaising with store designers and the Senior VM to manage option counts and spatial layouts.
• Support product selection for trade shows, ensuring everything we showcase is commercially viable, and excitingly new.
• Coordinate setups with the wider VM team and train sales managers on visual standards so they can champion the Joules look when visiting wholesale accounts.
• Support the Senior VM in our partnership with Next stores, visiting spaces pre-launch to understand the footprint and develop innovative ideas that boost brand presence.
• Build tailored grading packs and capsule builds for specific locations, from bustling market towns to our favourite coastal spots, ensuring the stock package is just right for the local customer.
• Manage the branding refresh process for till points, windows, and fitting rooms, ensuring seasonal imagery and high level visuals are always up to date.
• Act as the main point of contact for print suppliers and store teams for any reprints or visual issues, keeping our brand looking its best.
• Assist with head office retail previews, event setups, and the sourcing of mannequins, while working ahead of the season with the teams to align on styling and allocation.

What You’ll Bring:

• Experienced Visual Merchandiser, ideally within a lifestyle or fashion brand that shares our appreciation for quality.
• Proficiency with InDesign and confidence using Excel.
• Comfortable with G‑Suite.
• A visual storyteller with a genuine appreciation for quality and a keen eye for the small stuff.
• Experience managing visual merchandising projects from concept to completion, demonstrating a confident and collaborative approach.
• Ability to build bespoke capsule ranges, optimising sales while keeping the authentic Joules look.
• Proactive communicator, comfortable sharing inspirational guide setups with the wider team as well as visiting stores to ensure brand standards are met.
• Organised, adaptable, and ready to roll up sleeves for event setups or range launches.
• Passion for the Joules lifestyle, supporting our customers' well‑dressed time off with perfect styling across every touchpoint.

Sponsorship: In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. Joules does not hold a Sponsor Licence and would not, therefore, be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the right to work without sponsorship.

About The Team:

• 25% off most Joules, NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap*, and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Up to 10% off most partner brands & Branded Beauty products
• Access to fantastic discounts at our staff shops
• Clothing Allowance
• One family day per year
• Reward Schemes - From a cycle to work scheme to discounts with nearly 1000 retailers
• Life assurance
• Pension
• Fantastic L&D opportunities
• A bold and vibrant place to work
• Free on-site Parking & low cost EV charging points

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.